A critical psychology of the postcolonial : the mind of apartheid / Derek Hook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hook, Derek.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical psychology.

Postcolonialism.

Apartheid.

Social psychology.

Physical Description:

x, 251 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

An oft-neglected element of postcolonial thought is the explicitly psychological dimension of many of its foundational texts. This unprecedented volume explores the relation between these two disciplines by treating the work of a variety of anti-colonial authors as serious psychological contributions to the theorization of racism and oppression.

This approach demonstrates the pertinence of postcolonial thought for critical social psychology and opens up novel perspectives on a variety of key topics in social psychology. These include:

The psychology of embodiment and racialization

Resistance strategies to oppression

'Extra-discursive' facets of racism

The unconscious dimension of stereotypes

The intersection of psychological and symbolic modalities of power

In addition, the book makes a distinctive contribution to the field of postcolonial studies by virtue of its eclectic combination of authors drawn from anti-apartheid, psychoanalytic and critical social theory traditions, including Homi Bhabha, Steve Biko, J.M. Coetzee, Frantz Fanon, Julia Kristeva, Chabani Manganyi and Slavoj Zizek.The South African focus serves to emphasize the ongoing historical importance of the anti-apartheid struggle for today's globalized world.

A Critical Psychology of the Postcolonial is an invaluable text for social psychology and sociology students enrolled in courses on racism or cultural studies. It will also appeal to postgraduates, academics and anyone interested in psychoanalysis in relation to societal and political issues. Book jacket.

Contents:

The postcolonial, the psychopolitical, Black consciousness and

Vernacular psychology

Abjection as a political factor: racism and the 'extra-discursive'

Postcolonial psychoanalysis : fanon, desire, fantasy and libidinal economy

The stereotype, colonial discourse, fetishism, racism

The 'real' of racializing embodiment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415587563

0415587565

9780415587570

0415587573

OCLC:

676728357